Credibility Gap
Sorry for the delay… or “gap” if you will, in posting. Busy times! But, as the Harper gov’t slides ever further into ridiculousness… I’m back, baby!
December 2012
A statement from the police or his plans for the weekend?
Quote of the day from the Associated Press: In dealing with marijuana, the Seattle Police Department told its 1,300 officers on Wednesday, just before legalization took hold, that until further…
Mind Over Matter
Can we really train our minds to do tasks we once considered possible only with our hands and feet? It seems the answer is “yes.”
Take a look at the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting…
Take a look at the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting (CCIR). It’s a very important non-profit organization that organizes and promotes investigative journalism in Canada and far beyond. Groups like…
World Bank – High Food Prices are the New Normal
High food prices mean one thing for many people, food insecurity. A report from the World Bank warns that high food prices have become the “new normal” meaning that the…
Tim Hudak, leader of Ontario’s opposition Progressive…
Tim Hudak, leader of Ontario’s opposition Progressive Conservatives, released a policy white paper this week, outlining his party’s extremist plans for the province if his useless party ever manages to…
UT-Austin Administration Distances Itself from "Frackademia" Study
Weeks after SUNY Buffalo’s upper-level administration gave the Shale Resources and Society Institute (SRSI) the boot due to its gas industry public relations effort masked as a “study,” University of…
Everything that is wrong with Instagram in one horrible video
… and this doesn’t even include the Twitter cards issue. CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos
No Kidding, Exxon Hates Your Children
Finally, a TV ad that tells it like it is: Exxon hates your children! That’s according to: Exxon Hates Your Children: “From As Congress debates what actions to take to…
Pupatello campaign HQ just now
Sandra at her Toronto campaign H.Q. I’d be there, too, but I have to go speak to Beaches East York Libs at the St. Louis Bar and Grill!
The Agonizing Challenge of Voting in 2015
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.” – Emma Goldman There’s been much talk of late about uniting the main opposition parties in some sort of delusional effort to…
Growing the Movement | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Je Me Souviens/I Remember Dec. 6, 1989
Geneviève Bergeron (1968-1989), civil engineering student Hélène Colgan (1966-1989), mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau (1966-1989), mechanical engineering student Barbara Daigneault (1967-1989), mechanical engineering student Anne-Marie Edward (1968-1989), chemical engineering student…
Atmospheric River Hammers California
It was around this time last year that an atmospheric river was singled out as the culprit responsible for causing massive flooding in the U.K. New Scientist posted a chart…
Tory MPP Hillier supports cuts to hospital in his own constituency
Tory MPP Randy Hillier is the Rob Ford of rural Ontario. He often makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. His hatred of unions seems to be trumping common sense…
Conservative Senator Mike Duffy’s $33,000 allowance is daylight robbery
Senator Mike Duffy has reportedly claimed more than $33,000 in “living allowances intended to defray senators’ costs of maintaining a second home in the National Capital Region”. The trouble is:…